Santou
Sub-prefecture and town
Santou Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 11°08′N 13°05′W / 11.133°N 13.083°W / 11.133; -13.083
Country	Guinea
Region	Kindia Region
Prefecture	Télimélé Prefecture
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Santou (locally, Santu) is a town and sub-prefecture in the Télimélé Prefecture in the Kindia Region of western-central Guinea.^[1]

• Bauxite and iron ore are mined in this district.

A standard gauge railway is under construction to connect these mines with the new port of Dapilon.^[2]

11°08′N 13°05′W / 11.133°N 13.083°W / 11.133; -13.083